koobas.hobune.stream
Timer Display Question
static var timeRemaining : float = 60; var prefix = "Time Left: "; var suffix = " ";
function Awake(){ timeRemaining = 60;
}
function Update() { guiText.text = prefix + timeRemaining + suffix;
timeRemaining -= Time.deltaTime;
if(timeRemaining <= 0) { Application.LoadLevel ("Game Over"); } transform.position.x = 0.65; transform.position.y = 0.05; }
I have a timer but it displays the numbers after the decimals while I only want it to display whole numbers. Any suggestions?
If you just want the ceiling:
guiText.text = prefix + Mathf.Ceil(timeRemaining) + suffix;
If you just want to drop the decimal and get the floor:
guiText.text = prefix + Mathf.Floor(timeRemaining) + suffix;
If you want to truncate the time, you could have Unity do the timing for you and then just print that.
var time: int = 60;
function Awake () { //Create the timer. //Method: InvokeRepeating("MethodName", delayFor1stFire : float, repeatTime: float); InvokeRepeating("FireTimer", 1, 1);
//I could not figure out why you were calling these every frame.
transform.position.x = 0.65;
transform.position.y = 0.05;
}
function FireTimer() { time--;
guiText.text = prefix + time.ToString() + suffix;
if(timeRemaining <= 0)
{
Application.LoadLevel ("Game Over");
}
}
This will improve performance as well because you are not calling the method every frame. Only once per second. So, if performance matters, this is the fastest method.
guiText.text = prefix + timeRemaining.ToString("f0") + suffix;
This should work.
You could try Mathf.Round() or something similar, or just convert the float to an int it will drop the fraction.
var intTimeRemaining : int = timeRemaining;
guiText.text = prefix + intTimeRemaining + suffix;
Unity JS has dynamic typecasting, so it should just work. I didn't test it, though.
Cheers
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Converting the float to an int would make the counting stop, since Time.deltaTime is a float
I believe equalsequals was referring to converting to an int inside the guiText.text, not at your declaration - this would not stop the counting.
You can use an integer and subtract one every second, instead of using a float in Update. See my answer here: http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/12992/count-down-timer-per-second
@Peter G: Well, so it is...maybe I should read the other answers more thoroughly next time.... $$anonymous$$y the accepted answers are the less efficient ones. ;)
Hey, I go for simple enough for me to understand. Besides, I openly admit, I'm too incompetent right now to know the difference in the CPU cycle.
